Safeguarding Children Policy

Context

Every child has the right to feel happy, healthy, safe and secure.

All members of the academy, both teaching and non-teaching, have the pastoral responsibility for the children in their care. Liaising closely with the Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher and Learning Mentor, whose responsibilities include that of Safeguarding children, they will ensure that any child who gives cause for concern will be helped in an appropriate manner.

School staff are particularly important due to their position to identify concerns early and provide help for children, to prevent concerns from escalating and to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

All child protection concerns and referrals will be handled professionally in a sensitive, child centred manner which supports the needs of the child.

Aims / Objectives

To provide a safe environment in which children can learn.

To promote children’s welfare and safety through positive pastoral support.

To educate pupils on how to keep safe and to recognise behaviour that is unacceptable.

To respond appropriately and sensitively to any concerns.

To ensure correct procedures are followed when safeguarding children, taking into account government documentation, Local Safeguarding Children’s Board Guidelines and Procedures and school policies.

To identify, report and monitor concerns and work closely with parents/carers and other professional agencies to work towards positive outcomes.

To ensure governors, teachers and other school staff understand their responsibility, are accountable for the way in which they exercise authority, manage risk, use resources and protect children from discrimination and avoidable harm.

To ensure that new members of staff and volunteers are only appointed when all the appropriate checks have been satisfactorily completed.

To use the approaches of ‘signs of safety’, ‘think family’ and ‘restorative practice’ when dealing with safeguarding issues.

To ensure that all children have equal opportunities regardless of their circumstances and backgrounds. Everything will be fair and non-discriminatory, following the Single Equality Act 2010.

Procedures

Framework

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as: protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.

Schools do not operate in isolation. The welfare of children is a corporate responsibility of the entire local authority, working in partnership with other public agencies, the voluntary sector and service users and carers. All services have an impact on the lives of children and families, and local authorities have a particular responsibility towards children and families most at risk of social exclusion.

All school staff have a responsibility to identify children who may be in need of extra help or who are suffering, or are likely to suffer, significant harm. All staff then have a responsibility to take appropriate action, working with other services as needed.

Concerns are worries about a child’s health, educational progress or emotional and physical well-being, and may include changes in:

behaviour / attitude

appearance

social skills / responses to peers or staff

injuries or bruises

contact by family adults with staff and vice versa

attendance

academic standards (underachieving etc.)

When there is suspicion that a child is suffering, or is at risk of suffering, significant harm, then a written record will be produced and passed onto the Safeguarding Coordinator.

All staff members are aware of the systems in place and any new members of staff are trained in these procedures as part of their induction. Students, volunteers and visitors also have a clear protocol to follow through the visitor guide.

If, at any point, there is a risk of immediate serious harm to a child a referral will be made to children’s social care. This will usually be done by the Safeguarding Lead or Learning Mentor, but can be done by any member of staff.

Thresholds are used to assess the needs of individual children from Universal, Universal Plus, Vulnerable, Complex and Severe in order to give the most appropriate and most effective support.

The Safeguarding Lead and the Learning Mentor will work with other agencies in order to provide multi-agency support to the pupils and their families.

All Safeguarding information is confidential, and divulged on a strictly ‘need to know’ basis. Staff may be informed of general concerns about a particular child without specific details being disclosed.

The ‘Creating Stronger Communities’ agenda aims to provide Prevention and Early Help through a Single Assessment and Plan. This will be through Outcomes Based Accountabiity, Family Group Conferencing, Signs of Safety and Restorative Practice. The aim is to identify children and families with high risk factors and low protective factors and provide support at the earliest opportunity with an effective and personalised service. This plan is a holistic, multi-agency model of assessment.

Families First Access Point (FFAP) is the local multi-agency team that is our first point of contact for information, advice and guidance to ensure safeguarding activity and intervention is timely, proportionate and necessary.

The Safeguarding Lead is the designated PREVENT lead. The Prevent Duty is protecting children from the risk of radicalisation and extremism. This is done through being trained to identify vulnerable children and promote pupil’s welfare through the fundamental British values. The four general themes are: risk assessment, working in partnership, staff training and IT policies.

We work closely with Humberside Police who inform us of any domestic abuse incidents that have occurred before 9am the next morning. This is so that we can provide support for the children and forms part of our record keeping and communication and action planning with Children’s Social Care.

Safeguarding files are kept separate from education files and are the responsibility of the Safeguarding Lead. These files are kept secure at all times.

When a pupil on the register leaves the school, there will be a transfer of information to the new school immediately using the Transfer Form.

All child protection files will be retained to a 10 year period or until the child leaves school – whichever is the longer.

There are systems in place for children to express their views and give feedback. Staff members do not promise confidentiality to the child and always act in the interests of the child.

It is recognised that there are certain groups of children who have additional vulnerabilities. These include children with Special Needs and Looked after Children. There is a designated SENCO and a designated teacher to promote the educational achievement of children who are looked after.

Teacher’s can refer children for specific work with the Learning Mentor using the referral form.

Children’s attendance is closely monitored and support is provided to families as appropriate. Any child who is missing from education is reported to the Education Welfare Office.

Children’s attainment and progress are closely monitored and our assessment system allows us to anayse the data of vulnerable children against their peers. Any issues are identified and discussed in pupil progress meetings.

Training

All staff are suitably trained in child protection, are aware of their responsibilities and can respond appropriately in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. This includes how to recognise and respond to situations where a child may be considered to be at risk as well as procedures to follow and appropriate record keeping.

All staff are trained in Team Teach in the unlikely event that physical intervention is necessary.

All staff are trained in PREVENT.

Staff are trained in first aid to ensure all are confident with keeping children safe from injury.

The Safeguarding Lead along with the Head Teacher and Learning Mentor are trained to Safeguarding level 2 standard.

The Safeguarding Lead, Head Teacher, Business Manager and Chair of Governors are all trained in Safer Recruitment.

Due to the wide role of Safeguarding, the Coordinator and Learning Mentor also attend many other training events and qualifications which are recorded on the training log.

The Governing body also has a responsibility regarding the Safeguarding of children. Governors are trained at a Basics level and there are four nominated governors for Safeguarding. The Chair of governors completes training to a higher level, covering a wide range of safeguarding issues.

The staff have regular updates on Safeguarding Children through INSET sessions where they are kept informed of procedures.

There is an Safeguarding information board in the staff room which keeps staff informed of recent updates along with policies and procedures.

There is a ‘safe board’ for children to promote this policy as well as the anti-bullying, online safety and equality policy.

A comprehensive training file is kept by the Safeguarding Lead to evidence all training.

Records

Well-kept records are essential to good Safeguarding practice. Where it is believed that a child is suffering from, or is at risk of, significant harm, the academy will follow the subsequent procedures:

All minor concerns, behaviours and incidents are recorded on an electronic database. Each child in the academy has an individual record that can be accessed by staff only. These records are monitored weekly by the Learning Mentor and reported to the Safeguarding Lead. If any patterns emerge from these recordings, then they are passed onto the Safeguarding Coordinator and appropriate action is taken.

Major concerns, incidents and disclosures are recorded on a ‘Cause for Concern’ form. This is immediately passed onto the Safeguarding Coordinator who acts accordingly.

Concerns about marks or bruises are recorded on a ‘Marks or Bruises’ form and passed onto the Safeguarding Coordinator immediately.

Any Online-Safety, Bullying or racism incidents / concerns are recorded on the appropriate form and passed onto the Safeguarding Coordinator immediately.

All children subject to Early Help, CIN or Child Protection Plan have concerns / behaviours etc. (according to their needs) recorded regularly on their pastoral file.

All children who are a cause for concern are monitored and re-assessed regularly.

The Safeguarding Coordinator will then deal with the situation as set down in the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board’s Procedures.

Attendance is regularly monitored by the Learning Mentor in liaison with the Education Welfare Officer with specific reference to poor patterns of attendance and children missing from education.

A register is kept by the Safeguarding Lead of all children who are vulnerable at all levels. Links are made with SEN, Pupil Premium and Looked After Children.

All children on the register have an electronic file and paper file kept securely by the Safeguarding Lead.

Support

Our academy recognises that children who are abused or who witness violence may find it difficult to develop a sense of self-worth and to view the world in a positive way. The school may be the only stable, secure and predictable element in the lives of children at risk.

It is also recognised that some children who have experienced abuse may in turn abuse others. This requires a considered, sensitive approach in order that the child can receive appropriate help and support.

The academy will endeavour to support pupils through:

The curriculum, to encourage self-esteem and self-motivation.

The academy’s ethos and values, which promotes a positive, supportive and secure environment and which gives all pupils and adults a sense of being respected and valued.

Ensuring that all children know there is an adult in the academy whom they can approach if they are worried or in difficulty. This is their ‘trusted adult’.

The use of safety themes which promote safety for all pupils.

The promotion of staying safe on the children’s ‘stay safe’ notice board.

The promotion of British Values to prepare pupils positively for life in modern Britain.

A consistent approach, which recognises and separates the cause of behaviour from that which the child displays.

Regular liaison with other professionals and agencies who support the pupils and their families.

A commitment to develop productive, supportive relationships with parents.

Being familiar with procedures in safer recruitment, health and safety, whistle-blowing, anti-bullying, and online-safety.

Monitoring

Children are always listened to and have a variety of ways of communicating with adults in school from disclosures, use of the telling box in each classroom, use of the Learning Mentor’s telling box as well as being given time with a Learning Mentor if they need it.

Children’s views are regularly sought through:

School and class councils

Pupil Perception survey

Questionnaires

Themed weeks introduced in assemblies and followed up in class

PSHE and Citizenship focus sessions

Secrets of Success focuses

Brain Builder Challenges

Results from these are used wisely to set up support groups as well as teaching opportunities and changes to our procedures to make sure the children feel safe in school and that their well-being is promoted to the fullest.

The Safeguarding Lead reports to the SLT every week and reports to the Safeguarding Governors every term.

Allegations (see appendix 4)

There are clear procedures for handling allegations against members of staff and volunteers. Such allegations will be referred to the Local Authority Designated Officer. Local procedures will then be followed from the advice of the LADO.

A referral will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service if a person has been dismissed or removed due to safeguarding concerns.

There are also procedures in place to handle allegations against other children.

Safer Recruitment (see appendix 3)

The academy will prevent people who pose a risk of harm from working with children by adhering to statutory responsibilities to check staff who work with children. Any interview panel will have at least one member who is appropriately trained in safer recruitment.

Any offer of employment will be conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. This will include verifying a candidate’s identity, a criminal record check (DBS), barred list checks, prohibition checks, references and interview information. For most appointments an enhanced DBS check with barred list information will be appropriate for staff engaged in regulated activity (unsupervised activities with children or paid work in schools with opportunity of contact with children). It may also be necessary to verify a person’s right to work in the UK and make further checks regarding their suitability for working in the academy.

Any applicant must show their DBS certificate to the academy before they will be allowed to start work in regulated activity. The academy will not keep copies of DBS certificates but will keep copies of the candidate’s identity, right to work and required qualifications.

If the staff member will not be in regulated activity then an enhanced DBS check without a barred list check will be requested. Anybody coming into the academy who is not in regulated activity will be supervised by a person who is in regulated activity.

Any agency staff or students starting at the academy will have the relevant checks carried out by their agency and written notification sent to the academy.

Anybody entering the academy will have their identity checked and supervised as appropriate.

All DBS checks are recorded on the single central register which is kept up to date and checked by the Safeguarding Governors once per term.

Safeguarding concerns about adults in the school should be made to the Safeguarding Coordinator or the Head teacher.

All visitors to the academy will be given a visitor guide which clearly sets out our safeguarding requirements.

Responsibilities

School

Establish and maintain an ethos where children feel secure and are encouraged to talk, and are listened to.

Ensure that children know that there are adults in the school who they can approach if they are worried or are in difficulty.

Include in the curriculum activities and opportunities for PSHE / Citizenship which equip children with the skills they need to stay safe from abuse and to know who to turn to for help.

Include, in the curriculum the skills needed to stay safe and promote their well-being through skills such as self-esteem, confidence building, thinking independently and the ability to make assessments of risk they could encounter.

Include in the curriculum, opportunities for children to develop the skills they need to recognise and stay safe from domestic abuse.

Include in the curriculum, the promotion of the British Values.

Provide children with the necessary knowledge and skills to build relationships based on mutual respect and mutual understanding, with shared power and a commitment to a non-violent relationship.

Include, in the curriculum, material which will help children develop realistic attitudes to the responsibilities of adult life, particularly with regard to child care and parenting skills.

Ensure that wherever possible every effort will be made to establish effective working relationships with parents and colleagues from other agencies.

Recognise that children with behavioural difficulties and/or children with special needs are potentially more at risk of being harmed than other children. All staff working with such children need to be particularly alert and sensitive to signs of harm.

Adhere to guidelines and procedures pertaining to activities undertaken with pupils such as one to one working, intimate care, physical contact, transporting pupils etc. and also adhering to the NEL LSCB Guidelines and Procedures.

Keep accurate records in Pastoral files and Child Protection files.

Act accordingly and use the appropriate recording forms for safeguarding issues.

Attend all meetings and provide reports where necessary. Ensure there is effective information sharing.

Pupils

Know who their trusted adult/s is/are in school.

Talk to a trusted adult when they need help.

Use the telling box if they want to communicate in this way instead.

To actively learn how to keep ourselves and others safe.

Parents

Talk to members of staff if they need support.

Talk to a member of staff if they are worried in any way about their child.

Work cooperatively with the school if support is needed.

Support the school’s ethos with regard to staying safe.

Governors

Ensure that a child protection policy and procedures are in place in accordance with local authority guidance and procedures and that the policy is reviewed annually and available to parents.

Be aware of the policies in practice, paper trails, record keeping, storage of files and numbers on the register.

Ensure that the Academy operates safe recruitment procedures and makes all appropriate checks on staff and volunteers who work with children.

Monitor the single central record by checking it is up to date with all ID checks and DBS certificates registered.

Monitor the systems in place for visitors and contractors.

Monitor the impact and know the work carried out by the Safeguarding Lead.

Undertake basic child protection training every two years.

Have an overview of the training undertaken and training needs of the Safeguarding Lead and all the staff in the Academy.

Remedy, without delay any deficiencies or weaknesses in regard to child protection arrangements that are brought to their attention.

Liaise with the local authority, as appropriate in the event of allegations being made against the head teacher and know these procedures

Monitoring

Consistency of implementation and impact will be monitored through:

Safeguarding staff and governor meetings

Surveys and questionnaires

Feedback from lessons / themed weeks etc.

LSCB annual audit and action plan

LSCB specific audits and action plans

Training log and file

Single Central Register

Reference documents and policies

Working Together to Safeguard Children - 2015

Keeping Children Safe in Education - 2016

The Teachers’ Standards - 2012

The Children Act – 1989 and 2004

Dealing with Allegations of Abuse against teachers and other staff - 2012

Staff Recording – Cause for Concern/Incident / Disclosure Form– Used by any member of staff who has a specific concern about a child or a disclosure has been made

Marks and Bruises Form – Used by any member of staff who has a concern about any marks or bruises on a child

Online-safety / Bullying / Racism incident recording sheet

School Child Protection File – Transfer – Used by Coordinator when a child transfers to another school

Named Responsibilities

Safeguarding Coordinator - Mrs E Cox

Learning Mentor - Miss N Waters

Safeguarding Governors - Mr A Nicholson

Mrs C Bantock

Mrs S Turner

Miss L Kelly

Governor Team

Safeguarding

Staff Team

Senior Leadership Team

Term / Year for next review

Autumn 2018 (Updated every year)

Signed

Date

Appendix 1: types of abuse

Abuse, including neglect, and safeguarding issues are rarely standalone events that can be covered by one definition or label. In most cases, multiple issues will overlap.

Physical abuse may involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning, suffocating or otherwise causing physical harm to a child. Physical harm may also be caused when a parent or carer fabricates the symptoms of, or deliberately induces, illness in a child.

Emotional abuse is the persistent emotional maltreatment of a child such as to cause severe and adverse effects on the child’s emotional development. Some level of emotional abuse is involved in all types of maltreatment of a child, although it may occur alone.

Emotional abuse may involve:

Conveying to a child that they are worthless or unloved, inadequate, or valued only insofar as they meet the needs of another person

Not giving the child opportunities to express their views, deliberately silencing them or ‘making fun’ of what they say or how they communicate

Age or developmentally inappropriate expectations being imposed on children. These may include interactions that are beyond a child’s developmental capability, as well as overprotection and limitation of exploration and learning, or preventing the child participating in normal social interaction

Seeing or hearing the ill-treatment of another

Serious bullying (including cyberbullying), causing children frequently to feel frightened or in danger, or the exploitation or corruption of children

Sexual abuse involves forcing or enticing a child or young person to take part in sexual activities, not necessarily involving a high level of violence, whether or not the child is aware of what is happening. The activities may involve:

Physical contact, including assault by penetration (for example rape or oral sex) or non-penetrative acts such as masturbation, kissing, rubbing and touching outside of clothing

Non-contact activities, such as involving children in looking at, or in the production of, sexual images, watching sexual activities, encouraging children to behave in sexually inappropriate ways, or grooming a child in preparation for abuse (including via the internet)

Sexual abuse is not solely perpetrated by adult males. Women can also commit acts of sexual abuse, as can other children.

Neglect is the persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical and/or psychological needs, likely to result in the serious impairment of the child’s health or development. Neglect may occur during pregnancy as a result of maternal substance abuse.

Once a child is born, neglect may involve a parent or carer failing to:

Provide adequate food, clothing and shelter (including exclusion from home or abandonment)

Protect a child from physical and emotional harm or danger

Ensure adequate supervision (including the use of inadequate care-givers)

Ensure access to appropriate medical care or treatment

It may also include neglect of, or unresponsiveness to, a child’s basic emotional needs.

Appendix 2: specific safeguarding issues

Child sexual exploitation

Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is a form of sexual abuse where children are sexually exploited for money, power or status.

This can involve violent, humiliating and degrading sexual assaults, but does not always involve physical contact and can happen online. For example, young people may be persuaded or forced to share sexually explicit images of themselves, have sexual conversations by text, or take part in sexual activities using a webcam.

Children or young people who are being sexually exploited may not understand that they are being abused. They often trust their abuser and may be tricked into believing they are in a loving, consensual relationship.

If a member of staff suspects CSE, they will discuss this with the Safeguarding Lead. The Safeguarding Lead will trigger the local safeguarding procedures, including a referral to the local authority’s children’s social care team and the police, if appropriate.

Indicators of sexual exploitation can include a child:

Appearing with unexplained gifts or new possessions

Associating with other young people involved in exploitation

Having older boyfriends or girlfriends

Suffering from sexually transmitted infections or becoming pregnant

Displaying inappropriate sexualised behaviour

Suffering from changes in emotional wellbeing

Misusing drugs and/or alcohol

Going missing for periods of time, or regularly coming home late

Regularly missing school or education, or not taking part in education

FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)

FGM comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for nonmedical reasons. It has no health benefits and harms girls and women in many ways. It involves removing and damaging healthy and normal female genital tissue, and hence interferes with the natural function of girls’ and women’s bodies. The practice causes severe pain and has several immediate and long term health consequences, including difficulties in childbirth also causing dangers to the child.

The Safeguarding Lead will make sure that staff have access to appropriate training to equip them to be alert to children affected by FGM or at risk of FGM.

Indicators that FGM has already occurred include:

A pupil confiding in a professional that FGM has taken place

A mother/family member disclosing that FGM has been carried out

A family/pupil already being known to social services in relation to other safeguarding issues

A girl:

Having difficulty walking, sitting or standing, or looking uncomfortable

Finding it hard to sit still for long periods of time (where this was not a problem previously)

Spending longer than normal in the bathroom or toilet due to difficulties urinating

The girl’s family having a history of practising FGM (this is the biggest risk factor to consider)

FGM being known to be practised in the girl’s community or country of origin

A parent or family member expressing concern that FGM may be carried out

A family not engaging with professionals (health, education or other) or already being known to social care in relation to other safeguarding issues

A girl:

Having a mother, older sibling or cousin who has undergone FGM

Having limited level of integration within UK society

Confiding to a professional that she is to have a “special procedure” or to attend a special occasion to “become a woman”

Talking about a long holiday to her country of origin or another country where the practice is prevalent, or parents stating that they or a relative will take the girl out of the country for a prolonged period

Requesting help from a teacher or another adult because she is aware or suspects that she is at immediate risk of FGM

Talking about FGM in conversation – for example, a girl may tell other children about it (although it is important to take into account the context of the discussion)

Being unexpectedly absent from school

Having sections missing from her ‘red book’ (child health record) and/or attending a travel clinic or equivalent for vaccinations/anti-malarial medication

The above indicators and risk factors are not intended to be exhaustive.

If you discover that FGM has taken place or a pupil is at risk of FGM

The Department for Education’s Keeping Children Safe in Education explains that FGM comprises “all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs”.

FGM is illegal in the UK and a form of child abuse with long-lasting, harmful consequences. It is also known as ‘female genital cutting’, ‘circumcision’ or ‘initiation’.

The following factors increase the likelihood of a girl having had or becoming subject to FGM:

Coming from a community, nationality or family known to practice FGM (most documented cases are from African countries such as Somalia, Mali, & Egypt).

Not fully integrated into UK society

Another family member has undergone FGM

A child, especially a female, is withdrawn from PSHE, by parents wishing to keep children uninformed about their bodies and rights

Indications that FGM may be imminent:

A female elder visiting from country of origin.

References to FGM overheard by staff

Child confides she is to have a procedure that will make her a woman.

Reference to child leaving the country for a long period, particularly if FGM practice is prevalent in the country of origin

Child being withdrawn from learning re: FGM

Signs and symptoms indicative of a female who has undergone FGM

She has difficulty with mobility or sitting down.

She spends longer than normal in the toilet (due to difficulty urinating).

Any teacher who discovers that an act of FGM appears to have been carried out on a pupil under 18 must immediately report this to the police, personally. This is a statutory duty, and teachers will face disciplinary sanctions for failing to meet it.

The duty above does not apply in cases where a pupil is at risk of FGM or FGM is suspected but is not known to have been carried out. Staff should not examine pupils.

Any other member of staff who discovers that an act of FGM appears to have been carried out on a pupil under 18 or suspects a pupil is at risk of FGM, must speak to the Safeguarding Lead and refer to Children’s Social Care.

It is also recommended that reports are made orally by calling 101, the single non-emergency number.

S72 of the 2015 Act inserts new section 3(a) into the 2003 Act; creating a new offence of failing to protect a girl from FGM. This means that if FGM is committed against a girl under age of 16, each person who is responsible for the girl at the time of FGM occurred is liable, the maximum penalty being seven years’ imprisonment or a fine or both.

Forced marriage

Forcing a person into marriage is a crime. A forced marriage is one entered into without the full and free consent of one or both parties and where violence, threats, or any other form of coercion is used to cause a person to enter into a marriage. Threats can be physical or emotional and psychological.

Staff will receive training around forced marriage and the presenting symptoms. We are aware of the ‘one chance’ rule, i.e. we may only have one chance to speak to the potential victim and only one chance to save them.

If a member of staff suspects that a pupil is being forced into marriage, they will speak to the pupil about their concerns in a secure and private place. They will then report this to the Safeguarding Lead.

The Safeguarding Lead will:

Speak to the pupil about the concerns in a secure and private place

Activate the local safeguarding procedures and refer the case to the local authority’s designated officer

Seek advice from the Forced Marriage Unit on 020 7008 0151 or fmu@fco.gov.uk

Refer the pupil to an education welfare officer and learning mentor

Preventing radicalisation

Radicalisation refers to the process by which a person comes to support terrorism and forms of extremism. Extremism is vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, such as democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.

Schools have a duty to prevent children from being drawn into terrorism. The DSL will undertake Prevent awareness training and make sure that staff have access to appropriate training to equip them to identify children at risk.

We will assess the risk of children in our school being drawn into terrorism. This assessment will be based on an understanding of the potential risk in our local area, in collaboration with our local safeguarding children board and local police force.

We will ensure that suitable internet filtering is in place, and equip our pupils to stay safe online at school and at home.

There is no single way of identifying an individual who is likely to be susceptible to an extremist ideology. Radicalisation can occur quickly or over a long period.

Refusal to engage with, or becoming abusive to, peers who are different from themselves

Becoming susceptible to conspiracy theories and feelings of persecution

Changes in friendship groups and appearance

Rejecting activities they used to enjoy

Converting to a new religion

Isolating themselves from family and friends

Talking as if from a scripted speech

An unwillingness or inability to discuss their views

A sudden disrespectful attitude towards others

Increased levels of anger

Increased secretiveness, especially around internet use

Expressions of sympathy for extremist ideologies and groups, or justification of their actions

Accessing extremist material online, including on Facebook or Twitter

Possessing extremist literature

Being in contact with extremist recruiters and joining, or seeking to join, extremist organisations

Children who are at risk of radicalisation may have low self-esteem, or be victims of bullying or discrimination. It is important to note that these signs can also be part of normal teenage behaviour – staff should have confidence in their instincts and seek advice if something feels wrong.

If you have concerns about extremism

If a child is not at immediate risk of harm, where possible, speak to the Safeguarding Lead first to agree a course of action. Alternatively, make a referral to local authority children’s social care directly if appropriate.

Where there is a concern, the Safeguarding Lead will consider the level of risk and decide which agency to make a referral to. This could include Channel, the government’s programme for identifying and supporting individuals at risk of being drawn into terrorism, or the local authority children’s social care team.

The Department for Education also has a dedicated telephone helpline, 020 7340 7264, that school staff and governors can call to raise concerns about extremism with respect to a pupil. You can also email counter.extremism@education.gov.uk. Note that this is not for use in emergency situations.

In an emergency, call 999 or the confidential anti-terrorist hotline on 0800 789 321 if you:

-Think someone is in immediate danger

-Think someone may be planning to travel to join an extremist group

-See or hear something that may be terrorist-related

Staff should always take action if they are worried.

North East Lincolnshire Referral and intervention process

Tier 0 – Universal Provision

Child Concern Level 0 Universal

The response to concerns should be appropriate and proportionate to need and where possible provided from

within the normal range of universal provision of the organisation and other partners. Responses in school could for example include, curriculum provision, additional tutoring or mentoring, additional activities within and out of school, family support; (needs met through universal service provision).

Where a higher level of targeted and multi-agency response is indicated more than one agency may need to be involved. If concerns are identified in respect of potential vulnerabilities, an Early Help Assessment should be completed and support offered as necessary via the key agency and or relevant partners. If there are concerns that the child might be increasingly vulnerable, the person raising concerns should consult the police prevention coordinator to seek advice regarding whether a Channel referral is needed. If that is the case a phone call to the Channel coordinator to discuss the matter further is welcomed to assist decision making on whether services at tier 2 are sufficient to manage concerns. (Channel Coordinator 01482 220750 220750 / 07944466733).

Tier 2 – Targeted Interventions

Child Concern Level 2, Vulnerable Child

Where a higher level of targeted and multi-agency response is indicated a formal multi-agency assessment should be conducted. Where concerns are identified in respect of potential signs of radicalisation that indicate the child is vulnerable ‘the person raising concerns should make a referral using the Channel referral form which should be sent electronically to prevent@humberside.pnn.police.uk In addition to this a phone call to the Channel coordinator to discuss the matter further is also welcomed. (Channel Coordinator 01482 220750 / 07944466733).

For the referral to be accepted, the review of available information must show a concern that the child young

person is vulnerable to radicalisation. The Channel Co-ordinator will liaise with the Early Help Assessment team.

There should be a discussion with The Early Help Assessment Team and with parents/carers’ to obtain agreement for a meeting to consider the information and how to address the child’s identified needs.

Tier 3 – Specialist Interventions

Child Concern Level 3, Complex (CIN)

Child Concern Level 4, Severe (CP/LAC)

Where there is an identified risk/ potential risk that a child young person may be involved/potentially involved in supporting or following extremism, further investigation by the police will be required, prior to other assessments and interventions.

Where a professional identifies such concerns, e.g. via observed behaviour or reports of conversations to suggest the child actively supports terrorism and/ or extremism, he or she must report these concerns to the named or designated safeguarding professional in their organisation or agency.

The named or designated safeguarding professional should consider whether the situation is sufficiently serious to warrant an emergency response. Professionals should exercise professional judgement and common sense to decide whether an emergency response applies. Examples related to extremism are likely to be rare but would apply for example when information suggests that an act is imminent, or where weapons or other materials are in the possession of a child, a member of their family or someone in the community. In this situation, a 999 call should be made.

Where a child is believed to be in need or at risk of significant harm, and where investigations need to be

conducted (including those cases where parental consent is withheld), a referral to Children’s Social Care should be made. However, it should be recognised that concerns relating to extremism will invariably require a police investigation in the first instance. The person/agency raising the concern should make an electronic referral to Channel prevent@humberside.pnn.police.uk (Channel Coordinator 01482 220750 / 07464983637).

The multi-agency assessment will involve the Police in the making of decisions about the appropriate response.

All cases at this level will be reported to Children’s Social Care and a referral made.

Some children who are at risk of being drawn into extremist activity may pose a risk of harm to others. Agencies have a duty to ensure that any action taken considers and addresses the welfare and safeguarding needs of both the child and any potential victim or victims.

British Values - enable students to develop their self-knowledge, self-esteem and self-confidence. Enable students to distinguish right from wrong and to respect the civil and criminal law of England. Encourage students to accept responsibility for their behaviour, show initiative, and to understand how they can contribute positively to the lives of those living and working in the locality of the school and to society more widely. Enable students to acquire a broad general knowledge of and respect for public institutions and services in England. Further tolerance and harmony between different cultural traditions by enabling students to acquire an appreciation for and respect for their own and other cultures. Encourage respect for other people, and encourage respect for democracy and support for participation in the democratic processes, including respect for the basis on which the law is made and applied in England.

Children missing from education

A child going missing from education is a potential indicator of abuse or neglect, and such children are at risk of being victims of harm, exploitation or radicalisation.

There are many circumstances where a child may become missing from education, but some children are particularly at risk. These include children who:

Are at risk of harm or neglect

Come from Gypsy, Roma, or Traveller families

Come from the families of service personnel

Go missing or run away from home or care

Are supervised by the youth justice system

Cease to attend a school

Come from new migrant families

We will follow our procedures for unauthorised absence and for dealing with children who go missing from education, particularly on repeat occasions, to help identify the risk of abuse and neglect, including sexual exploitation, and to help prevent the risks of going missing in future. This includes informing the local authority if a child leaves the school without a new school being named, and adhering to requirements with respect to sharing information with the local authority, when applicable, when removing a child’s name from the admission register at non-standard transition points.

Staff will be trained in signs to look out for and the individual triggers to be aware of when considering the risks of potential safeguarding concerns which may be related to being missing, such as travelling to conflict zones, FGM and forced marriage.

If a staff member suspects that a child is suffering from harm or neglect, we will follow local child protection procedures, including with respect to making reasonable enquiries. We will make an immediate referral to the local authority children’s social care team, and the police, if the child is in immediate danger or at risk of harm.

Domestic Abuse

Any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. The abuse can encompass, but is not limited to: psychological, physical, sexual, financial, emotional. Children living within a household where there is domestic abuse suffer significant harm.

The emotional responses of children who witness domestic violence and abuse may include fear, guilt, shame,

sleep disturbances, sadness, depression, and anger (at both the abuser for the violence and at the other parent for being unable to protect them).

Physical responses may include stress-induced aches and pains, bedwetting, and inability to concentrate. Some children are the direct victims of other types of abuse or injured while trying to intervene on behalf of their parent or sibling.

The behavioural responses of children who witness domestic violence and abuse may include acting out,

withdrawal, or anxiousness to please. A change in achievement or behaviour at school can be an indicator of

problems at home.

Domestic violence and abuse may have a long term psychological and emotional impact in a number of ways:

Children may be greatly distressed by witnessing (seeing or hearing) the physical and emotional suffering of a parent, or witnessing the outcome of any assault;

Children may be pressurised into concealing assaults, and experience the fear and anxiety of living in an

environment where abuse occurs;

The domestic violence and abuse may impact negatively on an adult victim’s parenting capacity;

Children may be drawn into the violence and themselves become victims of Physical Abuse.

For children living in situations of domestic violence and abuse, the effects may result in behavioural issues,

• Children were present in the home during the incident but did not directly witness it;

• Mental health issues for victim or abuser;

• Substance misuse for victim or abuser;

• Victim’s relationship to the child is nurturing, protective and stable and, despite abuse, was not prevented

from attending to the child/ren’s needs;

• Significant other nurturing adults in the child’s life provide protective factor;

• Older children able to identify coping/ protective strategies.

At Level 2 the professional should consult with the manager/child protection adviser within their agency and

check if Early Help been completed by another agency; if not, with the parents' consent, complete a refer to Early Help under local arrangements for a Early Help Assessment to be completed. If the parent does not consent to the completion of a Early Help Assessment make a notification or referral to Children’s Social care services.

Planning at Level 2 must also include safety planning for the child/ren and victim and consideration of referral to an appropriate resource for the perpetrator if there is willingness to engage with services to address abusive behaviour.

Level 3: Factors which may indicate the potential risk of harm to the child/ren is assessed as serious:

• The police identify the level of risk as High using assessment tools and there are children in the household.

Protection factors in these circumstances are limited and the children may have suffered, or are likely to suffer, Significant Harm. Professionals should make a record of their assessment and the information which underpins it, inform their line manager and refer to Children’s social care.

All cases of Domestic Abuse, where the police have involvement are reported to the Safeguarding Lead as part of the Operation Encompass agenda. This report is received by 9am the next morning so that support and intervention can be given to the child.

Appendix 3: safer recruitment and DBS checks – policy and procedures

We will record all information on the checks carried out in the school’s single central record (SCR). Copies of these checks, where appropriate, will be held in individuals’ personnel files. We follow requirements and best practice in retaining copies of these checks, as set out below.

Appointing new staff

When appointing new staff, we will:

Verify their identity

Obtain (via the applicant) an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate, including barred list information for those who will be engaging in regulated activity (see definition below).

Obtain a separate barred list check if they will start work in regulated activity before the DBS certificate is available

Verify their mental and physical fitness to carry out their work responsibilities

Verify their right to work in the UK. We will keep a copy of this verification for the duration of the member of staff’s employment and for 2 years afterwards

Verify their professional qualifications, as appropriate

Ensure they are not subject to a prohibition order if they are employed to be a teacher

Carry out further additional checks, as appropriate, on candidates who have lived or worked outside of the UK, including (where relevant) any teacher sanctions or restrictions imposed by a European Economic Area professional regulating authority, and criminal records checks or their equivalent

Check that candidates taking up a management position are not subject to a prohibition from management (section 128) direction made by the secretary of state

Ask for written information about previous employment history and check that information is not contradictory or incomplete

We will seek references on all short-listed candidates, including internal candidates, before interview. We will scrutinise these and resolve any concerns before confirming appointments.

We will ensure that appropriate checks are carried out to ensure that individuals are not disqualified under the Childcare Disqualification (Regulations) 2009 and Childcare Act 2006. Where we take a decision that an individual falls outside of the scope of these regulations and we do not carry out such checks, we will retain a record of our assessment on the individual’s personnel file. This will include our evaluation of any risks and control measures put in place, and any advice sought.

Regulated activity means a person who will be:

Responsible, on a regular basis in a school or college, for teaching, training, instructing, caring for or supervising children

Carrying out paid, or unsupervised unpaid, work regularly in a school or college where that work provides an opportunity for contact with children

Engaging in intimate or personal care or overnight activity, even if this happens only once and regardless of whether they are supervised or not

Existing staff

If we have concerns about an existing member of staff’s suitability to work with children, we will carry out all the relevant checks as if the individual was a new member of staff. We will also do this if an individual moves from a post that is not regulated activity to one that is.

We will refer to the DBS anyone who has harmed, or poses a risk of harm, to a child or vulnerable adult:

Where the ‘harm test’ is satisfied in respect of the individual (i.e. that no action or inaction occurred but the present risk that it could was significant)

Where the individual has received a caution or conviction for a relevant offence

If the individual has been removed from working in regulated activity (paid or unpaid) or would have been removed if they had not left

Agency and third-party staff

We will obtain written notification from any agency or third-party organisation that it has carried out the necessary safer recruitment checks that we would otherwise perform. We will also check that the person presenting themselves for work is the same person on whom the checks have been made.

Contractors

We will ensure that any contractor, or any employee of the contractor, who is to work at the school has had the appropriate level of DBS check. This will be:

An enhanced DBS check, not including barred list information, for all other contractors who are not in regulated activity but whose work provides them with an opportunity for regular contact with children

We will obtain the DBS check for self-employed contractors.

We will not keep copies of such checks for longer than 6 months.

Contractors who have not had any checks will not be allowed to work unsupervised or engage in regulated activity under any circumstances.

We will check the identity of all contractors and their staff on arrival at the school.

Trainee/student teachers

Where applicants for initial teacher training are salaried by us, we will ensure that all necessary checks are carried out.

Where trainee teachers are fee-funded, we will obtain written confirmation from the training provider that necessary checks have been carried out and that the trainee has been judged by the provider to be suitable to work with children.

In both cases, this includes checks to ensure that individuals are not disqualified under the Childcare Disqualification (Regulations) 2009 and Childcare Act 2006.

Volunteers

We will:

Never leave an unchecked volunteer unsupervised or allow them to work in regulated activity

Obtain an enhanced DBS check with barred list information for all volunteers who are new to working in regulated activity

Obtain an enhanced DBS check without barred list information for all volunteers who are not in regulated activity, but who have an opportunity to come into contact with children on a regular basis, for example, supervised volunteers

Carry out a risk assessment when deciding whether to seek an enhanced DBS check for any volunteers not engaging in regulated activity

Ensure that appropriate checks are carried out to ensure that individuals are not disqualified under the Childcare Disqualification (Regulations) 2009 and Childcare Act 2006. Where we decide that an individual falls outside of the scope of these regulations and we do not carry out such checks, we will retain a record of our assessment. This will include our evaluation of any risks and control measures put in place, and any advice sought

Governors

All governors will have an enhanced DBS check without barred list information. They will have an enhanced DBS check with barred list information if working in regulated activity.

The chair of the board of trustees will have their DBS check countersigned by the secretary of state.

All trustees, proprietors and local governors will have the following checks:

Right to work in the UK

Other checks deemed necessary if they have lived or worked outside the UK

Adults who supervise pupils on work experience

When organising work experience, we will ensure that policies and procedures are in place to protect children from harm. We will ensure that the individual who supervises a pupil under 16 on work experience has all the necessary checks.

Checking the identity and suitability of visitors

All visitors will be required to verify their identity to the satisfaction of staff.

DBS checks will be sought for visitors who will be in regulated activity.

If checks are not complete, then the visitor will be supervised at all times.

All visitors will be given a visitor’s guide which outlines all our safeguarding proceduces.

If the visitor is unknown to the setting, we will check their credentials and reason for visiting before allowing them to enter the setting. Visitors should be ready to produce identification.

Visitors are expected to sign the visitors’ book and wear a visitor’s lanyard badge.

We will not invite into the school any speaker who is known to disseminate extremist views, and will carry out appropriate checks to ensure that any individual or organisation using school facilities is not seeking to disseminate extremist views or radicalise pupils or staff.

Appendix 4: allegations of abuse made against staff

This section of this policy applies to all cases in which it is alleged that a current member of staff or volunteer has:

Behaved in a way that has harmed a child, or may have harmed a child, or

Possibly committed a criminal offence against or related to a child, or

Behaved towards a child or children in a way that indicates he or she would pose a risk of harm to children.

It applies regardless of whether the alleged abuse took place in the school. Allegations against a teacher who is no longer teaching and historical allegations of abuse will be referred to the police.

We will deal with any allegation of abuse against a member of staff or volunteer very quickly, in a fair and consistent way that provides effective child protection while also supporting the individual who is the subject of the allegation.

Our procedures for dealing with allegations will be applied with common sense and judgement.

Suspension

Suspension will not be the default position, and will only be considered in cases where there is reason to suspect that a child or other children is/are at risk of harm, or the case is so serious that it might be grounds for dismissal. In such cases, we will only suspend an individual if we have considered all other options available and there is no reasonable alternative.

Based on an assessment of risk, we will consider alternatives such as:

Redeployment within the school so that the individual does not have direct contact with the child or children concerned

Providing an assistant to be present when the individual has contact with children

Redeploying the individual to alternative work in the school so that they do not have unsupervised access to children

Moving the child or children to classes where they will not come into contact with the individual, making it clear that this is not a punishment and parents have been consulted

Definitions for outcomes of allegation investigations

Substantiated: there is sufficient evidence to prove the allegation

Malicious: there is sufficient evidence to disprove the allegation and there has been a deliberate act to deceive

False: there is sufficient evidence to disprove the allegation

Unsubstantiated: there is insufficient evidence to either prove or disprove the allegation (this does not imply guilt or innocence)

Procedure for dealing with allegations

In the event of an allegation that meets the criteria above, the headteacher (or chair of governors where the headteacher is the subject of the allegation) – the ‘case manager’ – will take the following steps:

Immediately discuss the allegation with the designated officer at the local authority. This is to consider the nature, content and context of the allegation and agree a course of action, including whether further enquiries are necessary to enable a decision on how to proceed, and whether it is necessary to involve the police and/or children’s social care services. (The case manager may, on occasion, consider it necessary to involve the police before consulting the designated officer – for example, if the accused individual is deemed to be an immediate risk to children or there is evidence of a possible criminal offence. In such cases, the case manager will notify the designated officer as soon as practicably possible after contacting the police)

Inform the accused individual of the concerns or allegations and likely course of action as soon as possible after speaking to the designated officer (and the police or children’s social care services, where necessary). Where the police and/or children’s social care services are involved, the case manager will only share such information with the individual as has been agreed with those agencies

Where appropriate (in the circumstances described above), carefully consider whether suspension of the individual from contact with children at the school is justified or whether alternative arrangements such as those outlined above can be put in place. Advice will be sought from the designated officer, police and/or children’s social care services, as appropriate

If immediate suspension is considered necessary, agree and record the rationale for this with the designated officer. The record will include information about the alternatives to suspension that have been considered, and why they were rejected. Written confirmation of the suspension will be provided to the individual facing the allegation or concern within 1 working day, and the individual will be given a named contact at the school and their contact details

If it is decided that no further action is to be taken in regard to the subject of the allegation or concern, record this decision and the justification for it and agree with the designated officer what information should be put in writing to the individual and by whom, as well as what action should follow both in respect of the individual and those who made the initial allegation

If it is decided that further action is needed, take steps as agreed with the designated officer to initiate the appropriate action in school and/or liaise with the police and/or children’s social care services as appropriate

Provide effective support for the individual facing the allegation or concern, including appointing a named representative to keep them informed of the progress of the case and consider what other support is appropriate.

Inform the parents or carers of the child/children involved about the allegation as soon as possible if they do not already know (following agreement with children’s social care services and/or the police, if applicable). The case manager will also inform the parents or carers of the requirement to maintain confidentiality about any allegations made against teachers (where this applies) while investigations are ongoing. Any parent or carer who wishes to have the confidentiality restrictions removed in respect of a teacher will be advised to seek legal advice

Keep the parents or carers of the child/children involved informed of the progress of the case and the outcome, where there is not a criminal prosecution, including the outcome of any disciplinary process (in confidence)

Make a referral to the DBS where it is thought that the individual facing the allegation or concern has engaged in conduct that harmed or is likely to harm a child, or if the individual otherwise poses a risk of harm to a child

If the school is made aware that the secretary of state has made an interim prohibition order in respect of an individual, we will immediately suspend that individual from teaching, pending the findings of the investigation by the National College for Teaching and Leadership.

Where the police are involved, wherever possible the governing body will ask the police at the start of the investigation to obtain consent from the individuals involved to share their statements and evidence for use in the school’s disciplinary process, should this be required at a later point.

Timescales

Any cases where it is clear immediately that the allegation is unsubstantiated or malicious will be resolved within 1 week

If the nature of an allegation does not require formal disciplinary action, we will institute appropriate action within 3 working days

If a disciplinary hearing is required and can be held without further investigation, we will hold this within 15 working days

Specific actions

Action following a criminal investigation or prosecution

The case manager will discuss with the local authority’s designated officer whether any further action, including disciplinary action, is appropriate and, if so, how to proceed, taking into account information provided by the police and/or children’s social care services.

Conclusion of a case where the allegation is substantiated

If the allegation is substantiated and the individual is dismissed or the school ceases to use their services, or the individual resigns or otherwise ceases to provide their services, the case manager and the school’s personnel adviser will discuss with the designated officer whether to make a referral to the DBS for consideration of whether inclusion on the barred lists is required.

If the individual concerned is a member of teaching staff, the case manager and personnel adviser will discuss with the designated officer whether to refer the matter to the NCTL to consider prohibiting the individual from teaching.

Individuals returning to work after suspension

If it is decided on the conclusion of a case that an individual who has been suspended can return to work, the case manager will consider how best to facilitate this.

The case manager will also consider how best to manage the individual’s contact with the child or children who made the allegation, if they are still attending the school.

Unsubstantiated or malicious allegations

If an allegation is shown to be deliberately invented, or malicious, the headteacher, or other appropriate person in the case of an allegation against the headteacher, will consider whether any disciplinary action is appropriate against the pupil(s) who made it, or whether the police should be asked to consider whether action against those who made the allegation might be appropriate, even if they are not a pupil.

Confidentiality

The school will make every effort to maintain confidentiality and guard against unwanted publicity while an allegation is being investigated or considered.

The case manager will take advice from the local authority’s designated officer, police and children’s social care services, as appropriate, to agree:

Who needs to know about the allegation and what information can be shared

How to manage speculation, leaks and gossip, including how to make parents or carers of a child/children involved aware of their obligations with respect to confidentiality

What, if any, information can be reasonably given to the wider community to reduce speculation

How to manage press interest if, and when, it arises

Record-keeping

The case manager will maintain clear records about any case where the allegation or concern meets the criteria above and store them on the individual’s confidential personnel file for the duration of the case. Such records will include:

A clear and comprehensive summary of the allegation

Details of how the allegation was followed up and resolved

Notes of any action taken and decisions reached (and justification for these, as stated above)

If an allegation or concern is not found to have been malicious, the school will retain the records of the case on the individual’s confidential personnel file, and provide a copy to the individual. We will retain these records at least until the individual has reached normal pension age, or for 10 years from the date of the allegation if that is longer.

The records of any allegation that is found to be malicious will be deleted from the individual’s personnel file.

References

When providing employer references, we will not refer to any allegation that has been proven to be false, unsubstantiated or malicious, or any history of allegations where all such allegations have been proven to be false, unsubstantiated or malicious.

Learning lessons

After any cases where the allegations are substantiated, we will review the circumstances of the case with the local authority’s designated officer to determine whether there are any improvements that we can make to the school’s procedures or practice to help prevent similar events in the future.

This will include consideration of (as applicable):

Issues arising from the decision to suspend the member of staff

The duration of the suspension

Whether or not the suspension was justified

The use of suspension when the individual is subsequently reinstated. We will consider how future investigations of a similar nature could be carried out without suspending the individual

Appendix 5 – Disclosures

A disclosure is when a child tells you that they have been, or are being hurt in some way by another person.

It will either be from a child about whom we have concerns already or it may come ‘out of the blue’.

Remember, the child may be under a great deal of pressure from the abuser to keep it a secret.

The disclosure can be verbal, non-verbal or a combination e.g. drawings.

A child will choose who, how and when to tell.

If the child (or anyone else) chooses you, it is your responsibility to deal with the situation. Remember – they have chosen you as their trusted adult.

During a disclosure

Stay calm and listen carefully

Ensure that the child is ok and feels safe

Tell the child they are not to blame – its not their fault

Tell and show the child that they are being taken seriously – do not express disbelief or shock

Explain to the child that they have done the right thing by telling you

Do not promise that will be able to keep secret the tinkgs that the child has told you - be honest and explain that it will be necessary to tell someone else

If the child does not want to continue, do not attempt to pursue more information

Don’t try to investigate or ask leading questions

Repeat back to the child to check that you have understood correctly

Reassure the child and tell them what will happen next and what you intend to do

Inform the Safeguarding Lead

Write down what the child has told you, using the child’s own words as soon as possible after the event

Gain support and de-brief for yourself

Staff Recording – Cause for Concern/Incident/Disclosure Form

If you have any concerns about a child having been harmed or at risk of being harmed please complete this form and discuss with the Safeguarding Lead ASAP.

If you are reporting a disclosure please include –time / location / details of any others present and record the child’s own words.

Child’s name

Date concern noted

Staff member’s name

Concern / Incident / Disclosure

Full nature of concern – giving full details, including dates/times and those spoken to about the concern – especially any discussion with the pupil.

Date passed to Safeguarding Lead

Initial actions taken including ensuring immediate welfare/safety of child and including initial enquiries, any consultations / responses

Safeguarding Lead’s notes

Marks and Bruises Recording Form

Name of child

Member of Staff

Date

Description of mark / bruise / injury. Include position and how it was discovered.

Details of any conversation / disclosure

Use the body outlines to show where the mark / bruise / injury is.

Safeguarding Lead’s Notes

Incident of Online-Safety / Bullying / Racism Form

Online-Safety / Bullying / Racism Matter / Incident

Name of Child

Member of staff

Location

Date of Incident

Details

How dealt with

Internally Reported (to whom)

Outcome

Reported elsewhere?

Signature

Date

Safeguarding Lead’s Notes

School Child Protection File – Transfer

Name of School

Yarborough Academy

Name of child

AKA

Date of Birth

Name(s) of those with parental responsibility

Address

Legal status

Current Child Protection registration status

Previous

Nature of transfer

New School Yes No

NEL Schools C.P. facilitator Yes No

If new school – Name and address of school

Name of person / status receiving the file

Date file transferred

Signature

Date file received

Signature

Date of receipt to the transferring / closing school

Signature

Receiving school please fill in relevant sections and send a copy of this form to Yarborough Academy, Yarrow Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. DN34 8JU